Video Stories!

I had a great time watching the videos of my classmates. Here's what I have to say about them:

Marni Story created a video about the seasons. The pictures were very vivid and I really loved the text that she used and the different colors introducing the different seasons. Very creative!

Camila Monteiro used the song "B-I-N-G-O" with hand drawn pictures to encourage students to think of other dogs' names and spell them. I thought this was a great idea to help younger children with literacy and phonics.

Kristen's video was a family history story and it was very cute. It was kind of like a fairy tale, which would be fun for kids. I also think that it was a good way to demonstrate what she would be looking for from her students if she were to ask them to create a family history video.

Ashley Daley made a trailer for "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe." I really liked the pictures that she found and I thought that she did a great job implementing music from Lord of the Rings to make her trailer dynamic and entertaining.

Whitney Lethcoe also did a family history video. Her video taught that even though they are family, each member of the family is unique. I think this is something that children need to realize and it would be fun for them to be able to tell what is special or unique about each member of their own family.

Allie Becker's video was a fun story about a boy named Rico who discovers glasses that allow him to see color. I thought this was a really fun and unique idea to teach children about colors and I loved how the video was interactive. This was one of my favorites.

Storyboard

So I decided to do a poetry interpretation. After sharing my video with the students, I will be able to introduce a poetry unit. I am especially excited for the opportunity to integrate math skills as well with the poem that I chose. The children will be able to participate in a discussion on monetary units. I think that it will be a fun video that students will enjoy and learn from.

Here is my storyboard:

Web 2.0

Here is my new wiki site:
http://knowledgeisbliss.pbworks.com

Wow. I did not know that anything could be so intense. Half of these tools that we just learned about I did not even know existed. I think that they are cool though. The google document and the google reader I especially like. They seem like useful tools that I would use in a classroom setting. I think that the hardest thing I had to do was to put together my content page for my wiki site. It was frustrating to try and enter all the html sources for what I wanted to add to my page and I learned that some things would disappear if I didn't enter them in a certain order. So that was a little learning moment. :) But it was fun to edit a picture! I liked that part.

So here is my Diigo:

Here is my Google Reader:


Here is my Good Reads:


And here is my conversation over google video:

Education . . . to me.

I think that the deepest reason that I love education or the idea of education is that we, as teachers, have the chance to shape the future of our world through the rising generations. Educators are in a position to make a tangible difference in the world. I love the idea of being able to change the life of even one child and see what that child is able to do with his or her future. I take education very seriously and believe that it is a responsibility that is almost sacred; we are being entrusted with God's children. We are held accountable to Him as well as to the students we teach, their parents, administrators, the government, and society as a whole. Let's take the opportunity we are given and make the world a better place!